Cambodian Trial, Though Grim, Broke New Ground
New York Times - Sun Nov 29, 8:38 pm ETThe first trial to showcase the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge three decades ago may have helped Cambodia begin to move beyond the horrors of its past.
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Prosecution calls for 40-year sentence for Duch in Khmer Rouge trial
EARTHtimes.org - Tue Nov 24, 11:26 pm ETPhnom Penh - The prosecution at Cambodia's war crimes tribunal called Wednesday for judges to hand down a 40-year jail term to Comrade Duch, the former commander of the Khmer Rouge's most notorious prison known as S-21. Co-prosecutor William Smith sa...
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Khmer Rouge Trial to End in Cambodia for Regime’s Jailer Duch
Bloomberg - Mon Nov 23, 1:48 am ETNov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- The trial of the Khmer Rouge’s top prison warden ends this week after six months of testimony about the regime’s mass killings and brutality that brought Cambodians face to face with the man who tortured them three decades ago.
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Khmer Rouge prison chief faces 40 years in jail
AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Nov 25, 5:22 am ETProsecutors on Wednesday demanded a 40-year jail term for Khmer Rouge prison chief Duch, as he expressed "excruciating remorse" for the deaths of 15,000 Cambodians at his brutal torture centre.
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Trial of Khmer Rouge prison chief in final stage
AP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 23, 11:39 am ETThe genocide trial of a prison chief for Cambodia's Khmer Rouge entered its final stage Monday, as closing arguments began in the historic effort to assign responsibility for the deaths of 1.7 million people three decades ago.
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World Vision Goes Around the World to Find the True Spirit of Christmas; Next Stop: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
PR Newswire via Yahoo! News - Sat Nov 28, 12:00 pm ETTeam began quest in U.S. two weeks ago, will travel to three more countries in next three weeks
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Closing arguments in Khmer Rouge trial
CNN - Mon Nov 23, 8:13 am ETA U.N.-backed Cambodian court started closing arguments Monday in the trial of a former Khmer Rouge prison chief accused of killing thousands of people three decades ago.
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Khmer Rouge torturer had broad autonomy, lawyer says
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 23, 7:47 am ETThe Khmer Rouge's chief torturer ran a camp "dedicated to death" with broad autonomy, a lawyer said on Monday in closing arguments at the U.N.-backed "Killing Fields" tribunal in Cambodia.
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Court should accept K.Rouge man's remorse: defence
AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Nov 26, 3:07 am ETThe lawyer for Cambodia's Khmer Rouge jail chief urged a UN-backed court Thursday to recognise his client's remorse, as the landmark trial over the "Killing Fields" era draws to a close.
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Khmer Rouge Torturer Expresses 'Excruciating Remorse'
Fox News - Wed Nov 25, 9:57 am ETThe Khmer Rouge's chief torturer and jailer has expressed "excruciating remorse" for more than 14,000 people killed under his watch, Sky News reported.
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Prosecutors Demand 40 Years For Khmer Rouge Prison Chief
INO News - Wed Nov 25, 10:56 pm ET(RTTNews) - Despite a final apology by Khmer Rouge prison chief Duch alias Kaing Guek Eav for his role in the deaths of 15,000 Cambodians at the S-21, or Tuol Sleng prison, prosecutors Wednesday demanded a 40-year jail term for the former cadre.
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Khmer Rouge accused's trial at closing
UPI - Mon Nov 23, 7:48 am ETPHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Former Khmer Rouge prison chief Kaing Guek Eav, accused of crimes against humanity, faced closing arguments Monday at his trial in Cambodia.
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Prosecution wants 'lengthy jail term' for Duch in Khmer Rouge trial
EARTHtimes.org - Tue Nov 24, 1:12 am ETPhnom Penh - The prosecution at Cambodia's war crimes tribunal called Tuesday for judges to hand down a lengthy jail term to Comrade Duch, the former commander of the Khmer Rouge's most notorious prison. Co-prosecutor Chea Leang said the evidence sho...
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Cambodia begins final arguments in KRouge jail chief trial
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 22, 11:04 pm ETCambodia's Khmer Rouge war crimes court on Monday began final arguments in its first trial, bringing the regime's prison chief closer to justice for the "Killing Fields" atrocities 30 years ago.
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Cambodia set for final arguments in KRouge jail chief trial
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 22, 8:58 pm ETCambodia's Khmer Rouge war crimes court on Monday begins final arguments in its first trial, bringing the regime's prison chief closer to justice for the "Killing Fields" atrocities 30 years ago.
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Khmer Rouge trial prosecutors want Duch jailed
AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 24, 4:57 am ETProsecutors called on Tuesday for the former Khmer Rouge prison chief to receive a long jail term for his role in the "Killing Fields" atrocities as they delivered final arguments in his trial.
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